Tulane Class of 2023

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From the comments here it appears many were basing their expectations for admission upon the historical result data for their school in Naviance. Over the last several years Tulane’s admitted classes have become more and more academically accomplished and admission has become significantly more competitive. The class of 2023 will likely continue that trend and the acceptance rate will very likely decrease significantly again, exaggerated this year by the conscious effort to not over-enroll another class (yield has increased significantly over the last couple of years resulting in larger than ideal admitted classes). I would expect to see the acceptance rate lower to around 15% this year due to these factors.

All that to say that, due to the recent sharp upward trends in the profile of admitted students, perhaps the historical data in Naviance has become an unreliable predictor of current results.

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For the deffered kids, when do we hear back from Tulane? Did they release a specific date?

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My son was accepted with 22K merit. His ACT score was 33 and he has a rigorous course load (9APs) and very good grades. He attended 2 information sessions, did write the “optional” Why Tulane essay, and emailed his admissions rep. right after he applied. I think Tulane would be a good match for him. He is very pleased and we are planning a visit to Tulane for an accepted students day in February or March.

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Ok, so I met with my admissions counselor with a coffee chat, texted them questions, visited with them every time the came to my school. Submit another essay to the school on why you want to go there. Just really put yourself our there to them… I got in EA with a VERY low ACT score compared to the rest of the students because I showed that much interest. Best of luck.

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@ramsfan1
Congratulations!! I’m curious…what sort of questions did you text your AO?

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I do wonder how much stock Tulane, or for that matter any college, puts into the school interest essay. Obviously Tulane knows that accomplished students apply to several schools, and unless the student is applying ED, they are writing similar essays to the other colleges touting why they want to go there and why they’d be a good fit. My son’s Why Tulane essay was very similar to essays he wrote for other schools.

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@Acortez122, unless you go EDII, you are going to be part of the RD pool that will hear back by April 1st:

https://admission.tulane.edu/apply/deadlines-forms

Be sure to read the instructions for deferred people very carefully. Tulane has a form to fill out to request a deferral be kept in consideration. This is different than other schools that automatically put you in the RD pool.

http://tuadmissionjeff.blogspot.com/2011/12/ive-been-deferred-now-what.html

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Daughter deferred. Applied to engineering. 32 ACT and 4.0W GPA. So-so EC’s and community service. Weak demonstrated interest, which we hear is really important. Happy that we have some other good options available now. Good luck to all awaiting good news!

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@Watch37 On the handful of college tours I attended, no one put as much emphasis on school interest than Tulane. Northwestern and Notre Dame do talk about it and give hints on what you should say during the campus tour, but Tulane put much greater emphasis on it. Even though your son wrote a generic essay, maybe they knew he was double legacy and sent other kids there? That is probably a stronger signal of “demonstrated interest” than any essay because there tangible proof you are willing to go there that is beyond words on paper.

I saw in your earlier thread your son was direct admit to several great business programs, and economically those choices make a lot more sense to me. I have a kid at IU Kelley and it’s an excellent program and a lot less expensive than Tulane.

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Accepted, 30k merit scholarship, honors college

white female from Colorado
SAT: 1540 (2 sittings, 790M, 750R)
SAT II: 740 math 2, 700 biology E, 720 biology M
GPA: 4.0 UW 4.4 W
Rank: 4/~300

Senior Courseload:
Dual Enrollment Calculus II
Dual Enrollment Statistics 101
Dual Enrollment Ensemble (flute)
IB English HL
IB History of the Americas HL
IB French SL
IB Biology HL
IB Psychology SL
IB Theory of Knowledge

Extracurriculars:
Dance is the biggest one here. Probably the most impressive accomplishment was being accepted to Joffrey Ballet School. I’m a soloist/junior choreographer/assistant teacher with my competition company. I have done professional work, typically score high at competitions and qualify for nationals.
Smaller ones: National Honor Society (secretary), French Honor Society (vice president), Mu Alpha Theta (secretary), Student Council, book club (founder), working in a restaurant (hostess), pep band (drum major)

Application:
my Common App essay was about dealing with cancer in my family, how it affected my life and future plans.
Major: undecided, but with interest areas in dance and biochemistry.
Activities essay: wrote about working in a restaurant from a sociological perspective
No legacy
Why Tulane essay: wrote about how I want to live in New Orleans (connection to music, dance, etc.), interest in the Creative Premedical Scholars program
Submitted an arts supplement of some of my dancing (multiple styles) and my choreography
Did an interview, was pretty unremarkable. Very short–only about 15 minutes.

Other info:
applied for Paul Tulane, DHS

Reflection: I think my application was pretty strong (especially essays), but what pushed me over the edge was demonstrated interest. Went to college fairs to talk to admissions officers, multiple email convos. However, looking at some of the results in this thread, it really does seem like a crapshoot.

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@AH1310 All very good points, and I wasn’t trying to suggest that my son got into Tulane despite not writing a good Tulane essay…I’m pretty confident the legacy connection was enough to satisfy that factor of the holistic review. It was more just a more general observation about the school-interest essay for all schools. Someone applies to Harvard, Penn, and Tulane. Why Tulane? Because I’d love to go there (but only if I don’t get into my top choices). Someone else applies to Tulane, LSU, and Loyola. Why Tulane? Because I’d love to go there (but only if the price works out).

But it appears that Tulane’s reps really have emphasized the importance of the essay, so that’s a good piece of advice for future applicants to know. As for Kelley, yes, he’s very lucky to have been admitted and hear that it’s excellent.

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oof everyone has such high stats. Deferred with 3.9/4.5 GPA and 1230 SAT

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Accepted
3.7 or 3.6 GPA
31 ACT
$20k in merit scholarships (founders award)
Honors college
Major: english/bio double major

Reflection:
Strengths: demonstrated interest, strong (imo) essays
Weaknesses: my act is kinda low :frowning:

general comments: I see a lot of people commenting on how safe/unsafe NOLA is, and I just wanna say that New Orleans is extremely safe. If you go looking for danger then you will find it, but I guarantee that no one is preying on Tulane students AT ALL. You could honestly walk around Bourbon St. at 3am and nothing is going to happen to you because it’s one of most heavily policed areas of the city. Plus, Tulane is located uptown, which is extremelyyyyyyy safe. Don’t let fear keep you from coming to NOLA, because it’s a wonderful city.

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how and when do i send a letter of continued interest?

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Sounds like stats are too high and they are worried your son wouldn’t attend

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I was very shocked to be deferred based on the fact that everyone who got deferred has sat/act scores that are way higher than mine. I was rejected from my dream school which has a higher acceptance rate than Tulane even though I applied ed, did their summer college, optional interview, and had a strong portfolio. I would hope that I was deferred from Tulane because I wrote the optional essay and submitted the optional portfolio because I applied for architecture. I still can’t believe that I was deferred instead of rejected.

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@cacawbird45 The “letter of continued interest” form is on your Application Status Portal

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On the demonstrated interest thing… Here’s a fun story. My son decided early that Tulane was his #1 choice but we would not allow him to apply ED because they are not a 100% demonstrated-need-met school and we need FA this time around (3rd out of 4 kids). He did ED to an Ivy (chasing the great FA) and was (predictably) rejected.

Anyway, we live in a very rural mountain town, S attends a pretty mediocre public HS. Tulane AOs do not visit here. We could not afford to visit Tulane over the summer/fall. The closest college fair Tulane was at this fall was 5 hours away, in Aspen (and scheduled for the morning after the Homecoming dance). S emailed his Tulane AO and set up a time to meet at the college fair. That morning, we got up at 3 am and set out for the drive, which is not easy on a good day. This particular Sunday, we had a snowstorm and whiteout/chains required driving conditions. We went anyway. Kept going, until we hit the most treacherous mountain pass and our car was totally slipping off the road (still in the dark) and we could not see anything. Finally decided to turn around. Well, we tried! We really, really tried.

S did all the other demonstrated interest things - essay, followed up with AO, attended chats, opened emails, etc. It seems like not meeting the AO probably hurt him?

So guess what S is getting for Christmas? A trip to Tulane next month and our agreement that he switch to ED2. Hope it works out, financially and otherwise. Playing this game is exhausting. Congrats to those admitted and best of luck to all in our boat. Happy Holidays.

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For those accepted: Fantastic, Outstanding, Congratulations! For those deferred or rejected, keep this in mind: During the SCOTUS Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, we saw a lot of young women who attend Yale accuse Kavanaugh. Note, this is not about whose side you are on or not… not relevant. The point is where did these Yale students, arguably a number 1, 2, or university, end up? Study hard. Work hard. No doubt, diplomas from some schools open doors. But Tulane for $73K a year (all inclusive)?

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@BabaO strange post but will say that many kids attending Tulane will get a sizable merit scholarship or their EFC in much lower than full freight COA.